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Hot Dogs, Stress Eating, and Tourists Wanting to See a Meltdown
from King of the Restaurant with Ray Kump · #145
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3 minTim riffs on eating giant street hot dogs to cope with stress and theorizes that tourists secretly want to witness a local New Yorker having a public breakdown, comparing it to visiting a prostitute for a taste of danger.
- 4:30Tim ate hot dogs on the street while screaming at his computer as a stress-relief method.
- 4:55A family visiting New York prayed when they saw him having a meltdown.
- 5:18Tourists come to New York hoping to witness someone like Tim or the caller have a breakdown in public.
- 5:34Watching someone on the brink is comparable to seeking danger, like visiting a prostitute.
- 5:59Tim describes the appeal: a large red man smoking or eating street meat while losing his mind over being wronged.
- 6:09Someone stole Tim's phone in an Uber Pool and used PayPal to buy gift cards and donate to Democratic candidates.
- 6:46PayPal refused to dispute the obvious gift card charges, telling him they were legitimate.
- 7:08The caller speculates PayPal activated his webcam, saw he was a mark, and decided to let the thief keep the money.
- 7:25Tim's companion was with him recently when something weird almost happened to him too.